Silva claims that Frances gave him the guitar as a gift and that he had the instrument in his possession when she filed for divorce in March 2016.

The session is one of Nirvana’s most iconic moments

Now, TMZ reports that Silva has launched a new lawsuit – alleging that Love “entered into a conspiracy with several people to break into his home, beat him up, kidnap him and try to murder him so they could gain possession of Kurt Cobain’s legendary guitar.”

It is reportedly alleged that in the early hours of June 3 in 2016, Sam Lutfi and two other men burglarised, robbed, assaulted, sexually battered, kidnapped and attempted to murder him at his West Hollywood Home. It is said that the assailants banged on his door claiming to be from the LAPD, before grabbing Silva’s genitals, and threatening and assaulting him.

Silva is seeking unspecified damages. Love is yet to respond to the allegations.

“With regards to music, I don’t want to pigeon hole myself and say I am a musician or a visual artist because I feel like it’s all encompassing and I feel like every bit of my art is related to the other,” she said.